Agriculture Weather & Forecast

Frost in weekend forecast for eastern Prairies

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 29, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Freezing temperatures are in forecasts for parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan over the next 24 hours, which could create more stress for emerging fields as farmers are still busy reseeding after the last frost. Environment Canada is forecasting lows of -1 to -2 C across much of the agricultural regions of Manitoba […] Read more

Livestock, Weather

West’s soaked, parched tax deferral zones expanded

By Country Guide Staff May 28, 2015

Reading Time: 3 minutes More rural municipalities and counties that saw drought or excess moisture last year have been added to the federal list of areas where ranchers may now defer some of their 2014 taxable income. The federal government on Thursday rolled out its final list of designated areas for the 2014 tax year, adding to an already-long […] Read more

Accumulated rain on the Prairies for the period of May 1 to 26, 2015. (WeatherFarm.com)

Canola, Crops, Markets, Weather

Light rain on way for Prairie crops, but ‘soaker’ needed

By Rod Nickel May 27, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Winnipeg | Reuters –– Rain looks to splash parched farms on Western Canada’s Prairies over the next week as concerns mount that soil is too dry for canola to grow normally. Offsetting the concern somewhat is the region’s brisk pace of planting, which may wrap up by the weekend. The southern Prairies will be lucky […] Read more

Rainfall as a percentage of normal for the period of May 6 to 26, 2015. (WeatherFarm.com)

Crops, Weather

Dry Prairies await timely rains

By Dave Sims, Phil Franz-Warkentin May 27, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Mounting dryness concerns in parts of Alberta and Saskatchewan are raising some concerns over crop development on the Prairies — but timely rains are in the forecast for early June. “The entire southern Prairie region hasn’t received normal rainfall for the last month to two months,” said Trevor Hadwen, an agro-climate specialist […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets, Weather

ICE weekly outlook: Weather to make or break canola market

By Terryn Shiells May 27, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– ICE Futures Canada’s canola futures moved independently higher during the week ended Wednesday, ignoring weakness in the Chicago soybean market. The generally tight supply situation for canola, a weak Canadian dollar and worries about dry conditions damaging some crops in Western Canada underpinned canola. Dry conditions in parts of the western Prairies […] Read more

Crops, Forages, Weather

Warmth seen as welcome relief for Manitoba forages

By Dave Sims May 26, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– A recent wave of warm temperatures is just what’s needed to boost the development of forage crops in Manitoba, which have been slowed due to recent weather, according to two industry experts. “Just within the past week plants are starting to develop, we’re hoping that with the heat they’re forecasting, the crops […] Read more

Sea surface temperature anomalies over the El Nino region of the Pacific, for the week centred May 20. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)

Beef Cattle, Crops, Reuters, Soybeans, Weather

El Nino seen bringing drought to Brazil’s north, heavy rains to south

By Caroline Stauffer May 26, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Sao Paulo | Reuters –– Brazil will likely experience a moderate El Nino by the end of the year, bringing steady rain to the country’s main grain-producing regions and sustained drought in the arid north, the national meteorological institute, Inmet, said. Inmet meteorologist Fabricio Daniel dos Santos Silva said six consecutive quarters of warming sea […] Read more

Cereals, Crops, Markets, Reuters, Weather

Russian wheat prices follow global benchmarks higher

By Reuters May 25, 2015

Reading Time: < 1 minute Tikhoretsk | Reuters — Russian wheat export prices rose last week following an increase in global benchmarks and concerns over dry and hot weather in the European part of Russia, analysts said. Russia, one of the world’s big wheat exporters, competes with other global suppliers, including France, where Western European wheat prices hit the highest […] Read more

Crops, Reuters, Weather

California water board approves voluntary cutback program by growers

By Dan Whitcomb May 25, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes Los Angeles | Reuters — California water regulators on Friday said they had approved a plan by some of the state’s most senior water rights holders to voluntary cut back water use by 25 per cent in exchange for assurances that they would not face further cuts during the growing season. So-called riparian growers in […] Read more

Crops, Markets, Weather

Sunflowers off to good start in Manitoba

By Phil Franz-Warkentin May 22, 2015

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — Manitoba’s sunflower crop is off to a good start this year, having largely missed out on any damage from adverse weather over the May long weekend. “We had a good early start (to spring seeding) in the eastern part of the province and things went into some nice warm ground,” said Troy […] Read more

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Frost in weekend forecast for eastern Prairies

West’s soaked, parched tax deferral zones expanded

Light rain on way for Prairie crops, but ‘soaker’ needed

Dry Prairies await timely rains

ICE weekly outlook: Weather to make or break canola market

Warmth seen as welcome relief for Manitoba forages

El Nino seen bringing drought to Brazil’s north, heavy rains to south

Russian wheat prices follow global benchmarks higher

California water board approves voluntary cutback program by growers

Sunflowers off to good start in Manitoba

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